The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-02
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complaint has never been made Of It's con.
s~!itu,ionality or expedleney. II has not
been exercised az TO members of the
House Of Representatives, from the strong
desire 10 avoid any interference with pop
ular elections In States; but the exiatance
Of the power has been affirmed by, the So.
preme Court Of the United States in the
case e1 pdrte Marlborough and Others, de.
clded at the October Term, 1888.
In the later dsys Of the Roman Repub.
lie the controlling elements In elections
were bribery, force and corruption, and
this was the cause OF its fall, 70 In ours,
II elections are controlled by the meanest
frauds and crimes instead Of the popular
| will, 1t will be the end OF free government
The misalon Of the Republican party will
never end until every legal voter can cast
one honest vote, and no more, aud have
that vote counted.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PARTIES.
A vital difference between tho two great
parties ia shown In their choice Of oficers
and agents TO conduct the Government.
The Republican party cherished with
patriotic pride all the greet achievements
Of Union soldiers and all the grand results
OF the war. Every measure for the benefit
Of Union soldiers received prompt atten.
tion, and q generous system OF pensions
waa the work oil that party. Union sol.
dierB in every rank and condition OF life
have been preferred by the Republican
party for local, State and national Offices.
Dan this be said Of the Democratic party
The controlling elements Of that party
look with prejudice upon Union soldiers
and do not, with rare exceptions, confer
upon them place Of power. Ten rebel
soldiers are appointed to Office to one
Union soldier. This administration has
emphaaized this feeling In the most strik.
ing manner by appointing to tho chief
office Of the Government, especially In
the foreign service, tho most distinguished
leaders OF the rebel ~eervice. More than q
majority Of all the leading officers who
now represent US in the diplomatic and
consular service abroad are Confederate
soldiers or CiviliRns. hold in my hand q
list Of ninety-one persona now Ministers,
Consuls, Secretaries OF Legation, and the
like, in most OF the chief countries OF the
world, every n OF whom gained his dis.
tinCtion Of greater or less degree by GER
vice in the Confederate army or the Con-
iederate cause. Many Of those appointed
in the North were in sympathy with the
rebellion. This is so marked that every
nation to which these gentlemen are &C.
credited may fairly conclude that 1t wss
the rebel cause that triumphed and not
the Union cause. Nearly all Ithese are Of
the extreme school oil Southern
politics. One OF them refused to
ask to have bis disabilities removed.
Another, IN a public holiday when the
flag OF our country was floating over the
city Of Washington, turned to it and said:
"How l hate that flag" and yet when
checked, added: "But l would fight for it
now" The body Of these men are more
fitted 10 represent the Confederate States
than the Union people. l have no wish
10 discriminate against those who in good
faith acquiescsd In the results Of the war,
but I do think 1t is a shame that within
twenty-five years aftor the wsr is over, the
Democratic party in power should empha.
slzs to all the world their sympathy with
the Confederate cause.